Community of Scholars Profile

Sackett, Penny

Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.

Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[M]NatSci9/1/19926/30/1995

Current Homepage: www.mso.anu.edu.au/~psackett
Home institution while at IAS: Research School of Astron. and Astrophys., Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
Position: Hoofddocent (Associate Professor)
Department: Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
Institution: Ryksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen)

Past and Other Appointments

AppointmentOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Member at Large, Programmes CommitteeEuropean Southern Observatory2000
Chairs: Star and Planetrs committeeOpticon Extremely L arge Telescope Working Group2000
Program DirectorNational Sicence foundation19911992

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1984University of Pittsburgh, USA

Honors

DescriptionYear
Excellence in Teaching (Groningen)1998
J. Seward Johnson Fellowship1992-1994
Blackwood Award1981-1982
Andrew Mellon Fellowship1979-1981
Summa Cum Laude (University of Nebraska) 1991-1992